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Weekly Recap: April 15, 2014

It's Monday and that can only mean that it's time for the Weekly Recap. If you can't make the time to visit the BOKEHinc as often as you'd like, this post is for you. Every Monday, we rundown all the posts we featured in the last week on BOKEHinc. Be sure to check them all out and start your week off with a creative bang.

A fair warning to viewers, this video will make you hungry. What we have here is what I can only describe as a cinematic look at pastries coming to life. Every step in this recipe is elegant and a feast for your eyes. What I love about this video is the ability to trigger more than one sense. You watch the artistry and feel your mouth begin to water. Enjoy the video in its entirety and remember, resist any and all urges to gorge in a pastry buffet.

Animal photography often entails a plethora of colour and depth in a given frame. For Lukas Holas, however, removing the colour and lavish landscapes was all it took to deliver some of the most amazing animal portraits I've ever come across. I've previously highlighted some amazing imagery that applies the same effect with Siamese fighting fish, but this one pushes the bar up a notch. From carnivores to herbivores, this collection of animal portraits is something worth your undivided attention.

Tim Ferris has a knack for sharing some very insightful, and often glossed over, advice that can really improve your quality of life. In one of his recent entries, he tackles the ever-prevalent anxiety attacks. While some may experience this in more extreme cases than others, there's no denying that we can find ourselves in a position where inanimate objects or irrelevant deadlines can have power over us. With some active involvement, Tim and his guest assert that you can cure anxiety. This is quite a bold statement, but the tips shared here seem to have some great meaning to them. One of my favorite tips listed is the following:

Unplug From All Sources Of News
When I made the commitment to cut the news out of my life completely — no TV, no conspiracy sites or “truth deliverer” blogs, ignoring / blocking every sensationalist link I came across on social media, etc. — my anxiety plummeted in less than two weeks. The negative information I removed from my conscious awareness freed me from the confines of other people’s frightening narratives.

While most may not admit it, we all deal with stress and anxiety in some form or another. And the anecdotal tips written here may deliver a positive impact in our personal lives. Check out the post in full and try to see if you can takeaway anything that'll kick your anxiety to the curb.

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